Mr. David Yost, Republican candidate for Ohio Auditor, had some harsh words for Gov. Ted Strickland. Yost, who has been a controversial figure in Ohio politics, seems to enjoy sticking his nose into other people's business.
Cleveland.com:
Dave Yost, the Republican candidate for state auditor, thinks Gov. Ted Strickland should butt out of the affairs of the office he hopes to win in November.
A former Delaware County auditor and the county's current prosecutor, Yost sent a letter to the governor today accusing the Democrat of election-year grandstanding related to Auditor Mary Taylor's performance audit of the Ohio Lottery Commission....
Yost has nothing to do with state government since he is a county official. Yost has no jurisdiction over any state agency or the Governor. This is typical for Yost---inserting himself into something that does not pertain to him.
I remember something Republican David Yost did in 2004. He tried to block the recount of votes for Delaware County Ohio during the 2004 election. On December 28, 2009, the Athens County News suggested that Delaware County should be investigated:
.....In front of a Delaware County Assistant Prosecutor Chris Betts (working under Mr. Yost), ES&S Technician Sam Hogsett for hours ran the computer in the tabulator; he was allowed to load punch-card ballots and call out the precinct totals. I repeatedly asked the prosecutor to stop him. Nothing was done. Ohio law allows for one Democrat and one Republican to count the votes. It says nothing about one technician. Was it legal?
I later reviewed those ballots. They are sorted by presidential candidates. They were not sorted at the recount. Another citizen investigator I worked with has published a book discussing how both the 2004 presidential race and the Ohio Supreme Court race were allegedly rigged in Delaware County. The book is titled, "Witness to a Crime: A Citizens' Audit of an American Election" (Canterbury Press, New York, 2008).
In 2008, under the office of Mr. Yost, Delaware County denied seven election observers representing a third party access to the polls. Evidence of possible past election fraud was presented to the court to demonstrate the need for observers. Constitutional Party of Ohio v. Delaware County Board of Elections, 08 CV H 10 1462 (Delaware County Common Pleas Court, Ohio, filed Oct. 31, 2008.)...
While Yost oversteps his jurisdiction, Mary Taylor wastes time and state money on an extra audit of the lottery.
